The first documented use of Artillery in war was during the Middle ages. The Chinese developed it and was first used by Han Shizhong when he was capturing the city Fujian. The first developed "Supergun" was created by the Turks when they took the city Constantinople. It had a 762 mm bore, and fired 1500 lb stones. The Europeans artillery developed during the "100 Years War". One of the drawbacks of the cannon during this time, was that it was'nt very mobile, so most of the time they were used in defending castles. The leading factor in a battle was still the infantry due to the fact that cannons were unreliable and slow, and could be easily overrun by an enemy advance.
I like how how chose a cannon from China, were pretty much everyone else used trebuchets. A good choice of pictures as well. I like how you included its drawbacks as well as its benefits. What was it made out of?
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